Police said that two craigslist ads led to additional arrests on prostitution charges and Omaha City Attorney Marty Conboy said investigators are keeping a close eye on the site.

The two recent cases followed the highly publicized arrests of six men who had answered craigslist ads.

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Just weeks later, investigators had undercover officers answer new ads to see if the person who placed them was trying to sell sex.

"They went to craigslist, answered some ads and did a check to see if there were prostitution activities being conducted," said Conboy.

Investigators said Teri Walrath, 20, was charged with prostitution. Victoria Gosh, 20, faces charges of solicitation of prostitution and prostitution. Katherine Meadows-Heredia, 21, was charged with solicitation of prostitution, prostitution and massage without a license.

Conboy said sex ads are rampant on craigslist.

"There's just page after page of these ads and they're very blatant," he said. "They use code words and kinds of winks and nods."

He said those code words include phrases like "girlfriend experience" and offers promising "hot deals for $150 per hour."

"If you look at those sites, you will see a high number of very specific and graphic ads that have led to public concern and complaints," Conboy said.

He said the complaints are what have prompted police to monitor what has been posted.

"The hope is, that by the enforcement activities, they will be a deterrence of criminal activity," he said.

Conboy said that even though there are thousands of these ads on craigslist, they don't all deal with something that's illegal.

He also said that while so-called street prostitution is an even bigger problem in the area, his office considers both kinds of prostitution as criminal offenses.